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Serena Williams, Sue Bird and Allyson Felix are retiring from their respective sports and moving on to other ventures.

No matter what your job, child care can be a hurdle – even for an 11-time Olympic medalist.

Serena Williams says she’s stepping away from tennis soon to focus on having a second child.

The U.S. team finished with 33 medals, including 13 gold, in its best performance ever. The atmosphere in Eugene made it the most vibrant international track event in years.

Allyson Felix came out of a brief retirement to help the women's 4x400 relay make the final at world championships.

Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race after all.

Allyson Felix won her 19th and final medal in the world championships Friday night — a bronze she took after running the second leg of America’s 4x400-meters in the mixed relay that’s been touted as the last major race of the 36-year-old’s career.

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Allyson Felix was named to her 10th world championships team, where she will have a chance to run in the mixed relay event and add to her record medal collection.

Allyson Felix was named to her 10th world championship team, where she will have a chance to run in the mixed relay event and add to her record medal collection. Felix, whose 18 medals are the most in world-championship history, has announced that this will be her final season in track. The world championships run July 15-24 in Eugene, Oregon.

Felix said she came back for her final season so she "could provide childcare at these championships" and "to remind women that they don't have to walk in anyone else's footsteps that they can do it in their own shoes."

To make the World Athletics Championships team, American athletes must finish in the top three at one of the most competitive meets ever held

Allyson Felix has “no regrets” after a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters of what was likely her final Diamond League meet.

Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history, announced her decision on Instagram. The 36-year-old has won 11 Olympic medals over the course of her career.

Allyson Felix, who closed the Tokyo Games last year with more Olympic medals than any U.S. track and field athlete in history, says she will retire after the 2022 season.

Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic history, with 11 Olympic medals.

Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete in Olympic history, with 11 Olympic medals.

"I do feel like things are going in the right direction," she told CBS News. "But we have a lot to make up for, we're coming from a long way apart."

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMediaThere’s been little question about the dominance of Allyson Felix. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Missouri), also received National Leadership Awards from the NNPA, the trade association of more than 230 African American-owned newspapers and media companies. According to the CDC, Black women are three times more likely to die from these complications than White women. Through her involvement, Felix also seeks to raise awareness of the higher burden of poor pregnancy outcomes among Black women to generate change. “Allyson’s passion and dedication to improving maternal health, particularly among Black women, makes her a strong partner for this effort.”

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaIn perhaps the best produced National Leadership Awards – or any virtual conference – since the pandemic forced most to move away from in-person gatherings, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) celebrated its annual soiree in style. “I’m humbled and honored to be honored by the National Newspaper Publishers Association. “I am humbled to be named among such a prestigious group of honorees who have impacted so many lives through their work,” Dr. Hildreth remarked. Produced by NNPA News Director Norman Rich, the program garnered praise from viewers and the NNPA’s executive board. “It was an awesome reception,” added NNPA National Secretary Jackie Hampton, publisher of the Mississippi Link.

Sen. Booker, who served two terms as Newark mayor before his election to the Senate, will receive the 2021 National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) National Leadership Award for excellence and innovative leadership in Black America. James Hildreth and Ebony Hilton, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Missouri), and Olympic record-setter Allyson Felix also will receive National Leadership Awards from the NNPA, the trade association of more than 230 African American-owned newspapers and media companies. A roundtable discussion on federal policies to address issues affecting environmental justice communities followed the tour, which put, in a nutshell, the work Sen. Booker has accomplished during his stellar political career. “I’m humbled and honored to be honored by the National Newspaper Publishers Association,” Sen. Booker remarked. “The members of the NNPA provide an invaluable service to their communities, shining a light on issues that affect Black Americans and our families.

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah bested her gold-medal winning time in Tokyo at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, and Sha’Carri Richardson finished last in her return to the track after controversy.

Sha’Carri Richardson is set to compete again after missing the Tokyo Olympics because of a positive marijuana test.

Over nine days at the near-empty Olympic Stadium, the women of track and field delivered a memorable show.

After failing to win a single gold medal across all track events leading into Saturday, the U.S. men's team dominated in the 4x400 meter relay's final heat to the top spot on the podium.

Of her 11 medals, seven are gold.

The gold medal for U.S. star Allyson Felix brings her Olympic medal total up to 11, surpassing the record from U.S. track legend Carl Lewis.

Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.

The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games finally come to a close after an exhausting, enlightening and sometimes enraging run.

The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States.

She's now the most decorated U.S. woman in Olympics track and field history after winning her 10th medal.

She's now the most decorated U.S. woman in Olympics track and field history after winning her 10th medal.

Day 15 of the Tokyo Games will feature the American women going for gold in basketball, volleyball and water polo.

Marcell Jacobs backed up his shocking 100-meter victory with another totally unexpected gold for Italy in the 4x100-meter relay at the Olympics.

U.S. track star Allyson Felix surpassed the record after winning bronze on Friday in the 400 meters at the Tokyo Olympics.

She is tied with running legend Carl Lewis as the most decorated Olympic track and field athlete in U.S. history.

The 35-year-old has won six gold medals, three silver and now, one bronze — making her the most decorated female American track and field athlete in Olympic history.

Allyson Felix finished third in the 400 meters to win her 10th medal and become the most-decorated woman in the history of Olympic track.

The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set.

Allyson Felix and Quanera Hayes have spoken out about the joys of motherhood, and the obstacles that female athletes face that men don't.

Set the alarm for Day 14 of the Tokyo Games and watch Allyson Felix attempt to win a 10th track and field Olympic medal over breakfast.

It’s one thing to be a new mom: Unpredictable, frazzled, busy; you’re trying to get to know your baby, heal your body and maybe even breastfeed, which can be unfamiliar and challenging, especially at first.

If you think parenting is stressful, imagine parenting while also competing as a Paralympic athlete. Lora Webster, who competes in sitting volleyball, is a mother of three, and pregnant with one more.

The final night of swimming gives Caeleb Dressel and four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel more chances to collect hardware on Day 8 of the Tokyo Games.

The U.S. men have a long history of faulty baton exchanges in the Olympic relays. The country’s difficult history in relay races reappeared in the Olympic debut of the 4x400-meter mixed relay Friday — a race practically invented to send a gold medal back to the United States. The Americans were disqualified after finishing first in the opening heat because of a bad exchange between Lynna Irby and Elija Godwin, a pair of 22-year-old runners who were placed on the U.S. team specifically to help get through the relay rounds.

The Tokyo Games got their first swimming individual world record and a fast start to the track competition on Day 7 of the Olympics.

The U.S. Olympic mixed relay team has been reinstated after originally being disqualified and will compete in Saturday’s final.

Caeleb Dressel is expected to be the star of Day 7 at the Tokyo Games as he seeks his third gold medal in Friday night coverage of the Olympics.

Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles and Gabby Thomas are some of the stars to watch in Tokyo.

“As a mom and an athlete, I know firsthand the obstacles that women face,” said Felix. According to Glamour, Felix has teamed up with the apparel brand Athleta and the Women’s Sports Foundation to provide childcare grants for women who are competing at the Tokyo Olympics. The strides that Felix has made throughout her career have transcended beyond the track and into the realm of advocacy. Cognizant of expensive childcare costs, Felix was determined to alleviate financial burdens for women who are competing so they’d be able to focus on excelling in their respective sports. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a team of 1 or 100,000; if you’re hiring, are you considering hiring moms?

Allyson Felix and Athleta to Provide Childcare Grants for Moms Competing in Tokyo OlympicsSports

Scores of mothers competing in the Olympics and Paralympics are speaking out about the challenges they face as working mothers in sports. Some are using their platform to make a change.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

Allyson Felix is headed to her fifth Olympics.

Sprinter Gabby Thomas one day wants to work in health care.

Brittney Reese made her fourth Olympic team in the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 4 3/4 inches to win the event at the U.S. track and field trials.

Hurdler Sydney McLaughlin’s knee was bloody.

With Rule 40 restrictions looming, this is the time for athletes to tout their sponsors

Gwen Berry raised her fist, thumped it against her chest two times and set off on her quest for an even bigger stage to spread her message.

After breaking up with Nike and landing the first sponsorship deal with Gap's Athleta brand, track star Allyson Felix is launching her own shoe business.

Athletes spend months, sometimes years, obeying strict diets that are geared toward the goal of making the Olympics.

This Olympics will be the first since Felix survived a life-threatening condition​ to become a first-time mother.

Allyson Felix made her fifth Olympic team when she finished second in the 400 meters at U.S. track trials.

Race favorite Trayvon Bromell won the 100 meters in 9.80 seconds to earn a spot at the Tokyo Games.

Sha’Carri Richardson breezed to a win in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials to secure her spot at the Tokyo Games.

Ryan Crouser broke a 31-year-old world record in the shot put at U.S. Olympic trials with a heave of 76 feet, 8 1/4 inches (23.37 meters) that also qualified him for the Tokyo Games.

Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast cites new apparel partner's commitment to diversity and inclusion.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Transgender women and girls couldn’t play on girls and women’s school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House committee on Wednesday. The bill, called the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, would require that anyone participating in girls and women's sports at the K-12 and college level be biologically eligible to do so. But Democrats slammed the proposal, calling it discriminatory against transgender girls and women. AdThe House Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee voted 13-4 to approve the bill, with all “no” votes cast by Democrats. The Florida bill has two more committee stops in the House.

And to some, the odds seem greater, this time, that what the athletes are calling for might actually come to pass. We get paid to go out there and play and do our job. All this stands in stark contrast from the predominant attitude of athletes during Jordan's prime an attitude Jordan himself embodied. Among the more than four dozen Black athletes who are part of the cause are Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix. Black athletes and celebrities have not been fully welding their power.

The IOC earlier this year reiterated its support of the rule that restricts protests inside the lines at the games. But in the aftermath of protests that stemmed from George Floyd's killing in May, the committee said it would consider measures that would allow athletes to make stronger protests. Among the board members signing off on the statement are Allyson Felix, Christian Taylor, Emma Coburn, Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Berry was an outspoken critic of the USOPC earlier this year when it made public shows of solidarity with Black athletes, suggesting the USOPC never reached out to her on the issue. The USOPC has formed an athletes' group to look into ways to combat racism, which could include calling for changes in the rule known as Rule 50.

(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)GENEVA In a track and field season almost entirely wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and organizers are setting new marks in creativity. On Thursday, the storied Weltklasse meet will broadcast near-live from Zurich in an ambitious mix of social distancing and technological innovation. If this is what the new normal is for this period then lets attack it full on, the reigning Olympic and world champion said. Simply running on an actual track surface Felix in California, Taylor in Florida will be different with training facilities closed during the pandemic. Four months in the planning, the most complete track meet of the outdoor season is not expected to be a template for the near future.